served as advisers with the british military mission to the white russian general , anton den ##iki ##n in south russia , while several more advised admiral aleksandr ko ##lch ##ak in siberia . later , they also served in mesopotamia as part of dun ##ster ##force and the mall ##eson mission , although these missions were aimed at preventing turkish access to the middle east and india , and did little fighting . although the motivation ##s of those australian ' s that volunteered to fight in russia can only be guessed at , it seems unlikely to have been political . regardless , they confirmed a reputation for au ##da ##city and courage , winning the only two victoria crosses of the land campaign , despite
served as advisers with the british military mission to the white russian general, anton denikin in south russia, while several more advised admiral aleksandr kolchak in siberia. later, they also served in mesopotamia as part of dunsterforce and the malleson mission, although these missions were aimed at preventing turkish access to the middle east and india, and did little fighting. although the motivations of those australian's that volunteered to fight in russia can only be guessed at, it seems unlikely to have been political. regardless, they confirmed a reputation for audacity and courage, winning the only two victoria crosses of the land campaign, despite